European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 at a glance the stars and stripes / thursday december 5, 1991 the resort Village of to lines and the rest of Frances Savoy Region Are sprucing up for the Winter olympics in february. See stripes mag Azine. Israelis stay away syrian and palestinian delegates met wednesday for a second round of Mideast peace talks but quickly left when Israel did not show up. A Page 4 sex official indicted a former High ranking civilian Navy official has been charged in the government s Iii wind investigation with giving secret Pentagon procurement information to an emboss. A Page 5 a 1a h to show paid witness a key prosecution witness in William Kennedy Smiths rape trial acknowledged that she had been paid $40,000 for two interviews Given to the tabloid television show a current affair. A Page 6 haitian order renewed a . District judge issued a temporary injunction tuesday night that strengthened a nov. 19 order halting the repatriation of haitians stopped at sea by the coast guard. A Page 7 pan am Dies pan american world airways the Pioneer of commercial aviation stopped flying wednesday after Delta air lines backed out of a financing Deal. A Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers .15 comics. 15-17 commentary. 13 crossword. 15 faces in places. 14 letters. 12 Money matters. .18 sports. 19-24 weather. .11 another roller coaster ride jubilation turns to uncertainty by the associated press Terry Andersons family and friends rejoiced wednesday with the report that the last american hostage in Lebanon was on his Way Home but their Joy was later mixed with uncertainty Over whether his release had been delayed. A the first thing that came to my mind is Are we Back on another roller coaster ride a said Jack Lavriha head of the free Terry Anderson committee in Lorain Ohio where Anderson was born. A i am a Little surprised but not actually too surprised considering what a been happening for the last 6vi years a he said. Anderson 44, the chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press was kidnapped March 16, 1985, and was the longest held american hostage. Two other americans were freed this week. Although Anderson was initially reported freed confusion developed about Andersons whereabouts. Syrian officials initially announced he had been turned Over to syrian troops and was in route to Damascus the syrian capital. But when asked if Anderson had been released syrian foreign minister Farouk Al Sha Raa told reporters a no not  a a it a one of the reasons i think family members sound so cautious a when they hear news said Eileen Motter a Cousin of Andersons from Marietta a. A a we be been going through this so much them saying he would be released. We just wonder. We re sitting tight waiting and hoping. To me its like another form of terrorism the  before the conflicting reports emerged Andersons family sounded a joyous outburst from suburban new York City to the Sierra Nevada Foothills and the Lakeland of Western Kentucky. A this county has been held hostage and now we Veall been freed a a Cousin Tom Anderson had said from his Home in Valley Stream . A we Are thrilled to learn the news of Terry a release. Terry is not the Only one who was freed  Andersons sister Peggy say who travelled the world campaigning for the release of her brother was in Wiesbaden Germany on wednesday where the other freed hostages have been taken for medical exams at the . Air Force Hospital. A i am ecstatic a she said after the first reports came out. A we have always dreamed that we would be together. I have not spoken to the press because i knew that i needed to conserve my emotional and physical energies for this reunion with  Anderson s brother John Anderson told can from his Home in Ocala fla., that a the Only thing i want to do now is walk up to my brother and give him a great big hug and Tell him Welcome Home Quot he said. Judy Walker another Anderson sister said in Cadiz by a let me just try to find the words unrestrained Joy and glee. We Are ecstatic. All the Faith we have Hung on to in god and in people has been proven to  say also lives in Cadiz. Anderson from Page 1 friends and relatives who gathered to Greet Anderson in Damascus. Andersons daughter Salome born three months after he was kidnapped was driven to the . Embassy with her Mother Madeleine Bassil by american officials. They had flown to Damascus from their Home in Cyprus. Andersons estranged wife Mihoko and their 15-year-old daughter Gabrielle live in Tokyo. They declined to talk with reporters. Perez de Cuellar said he was continuing to "wbr1t foil the Freedom of the two German hostages the nearly 300 arabs held in South Lebanon by the israelis and to get Israel information on its four missing airmen. The Secretary general told reporters at . Headquarters that no Deal had been made by . Officials guaranteeing the hostage takers immunity from retaliation. In Exchange for the hostage releases the kidnappers were reported by Iran a Tehran radio this week to have been promised that they would not be pursued by the United states Germany or any other country. Confusion about Andersons whereabouts arose after a five Page arabic Lan Guage statement from the islamic jihad group which held Anderson announced wednesday that he would be set free but its wording was unclear As to whether he had already been released. Anderson said in the videotaped statement released wednesday by his captors to the a in Damascus that he was to be freed. It american syrian and lebanese officials initially said Anderson had been released and turned Over to syrian troops in Lebanon. Later however syrian foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa said a we Hope he will be released this evening a the sooner the  excited Hospital staffers Hope to Greet Anderson Wiesbaden Germany a the men and women stationed at the . Military Hospital in Wiesbaden who have helped american hostages make their transitions from Captivity said wednesday they were looking Forward to seeing Terry Anderson. A a it a a great big Christmas present a said Barbara Leonard whose husband works at the Wiesbaden military Hospital where Anderson would come for any medical treatment or care he might need after nearly seven years in Captivity. Lebanese shiite moslem captors said they released Anderson on wednesday but there was confusion about his immediate whereabouts. Scores of americans freed from Captivity in the Middle East have been brought to Wiesbaden since 1981. Hosting Anderson the last american held in Lebanon would Mark the end of an Era. Steen from Page 1 when he was abducted Jan. 24,1987. Meanwhile Joseph Cicippio who was months following this injury but none since a Fohlmeister said. Steen also has a sinus infection that is being treated with antibiotics and he has received medication for chronic High blood pressure Fohlmeister said. Steen could probably be discharged from the Hospital Friday he said. Steen a wife Virginia was to arrive at the . Military Hospital wednesday. The Steens had been married six months Ospino today said army maj. Ron Gahagan a spokesman at the joint information Bureau at Lindsey air station. On his first full Day of Freedom since his abduction on sept. 12, 1986, the 61-year-old Cicippio was reunited in the Early afternoon with his brother Thomas sister in Law Frances and his two sons David and Eric his wife Elham accompanied Cicippio to Germany. The hostage Saga comes to an end for the United states amid changing political alignments in the Middle East after the persian Gulf War and the end of the cold War moves by Iran to improve ties with Washington and skillful . Mediation. The hostage holders have in the past few years been isolated by the desire of Syria and Iran to improve ties with the West. Iran Long the chief Backer of lebanese kidnappers and Syria had pressed amid shifting International alliances for the Western no stages Freedom. This weeks releases follow by Days Washington a payment to Iran of $278 million for weaponry impounded during the 1979-80 Tehran hostage crisis. The weapons and other iranian assets were Frozen by the United states in 1979. Tehran has in the past linked hostage releases to the return of those assets. The two germans still held Are Thomas Kemptner and Heinrich str big. An italian Alberto Molinari is missing but reports say he is dead. No s baby son Dies in Goppinger Goppinger Germany the six week old son of an american couple died Friday at the family a Home in Gipping in according to military Community officials. Joshua p. Franks died about 2 30 . Of unknown causes said his Mother Deborah Franks. He is survived by his Mother his father army staff sgt. Gordon r. Franks and his 19-month-old sister Shannon. No memorial service is planned. The family planned to leave popping in permanently wednesday for their Home in Midwest City okla. Alex Graham creator of Basset strip Dies London apr Alex Graham who created the Fred Basset cartoon strip has died at age 74. Graham who had cancer died monday at his Home. Fred Basset the gentle humorous Saga of a thoughtful suburban hound was launched in the daily Mai on july 9,1963. The newspaper said that the strip now appears in 189 publications and that Graham left enough strips to keep the feature going for 18 months